eBay-owned Skype has entered into a deal with RadioShack to distribute Skype-certified hardware and software in approximately 3,500 RadioShack stores. Skype allows anyone with an Internet connection and Skype software to make free calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world. User can use Skype's premium services to call traditional fixed and mobile telephones.
Skype-certified phones and headsets at RadioShack include:
- New Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset and PC850 USB Adapter bundled in the Internet Calling Kit - a RadioShack limited exclusive with a suggested price of $99.99
- Linksys CIT200 Skype-enabled Cordless Internet Telephony Kit with a suggested price of $129.99 (with a limited time $15 mail-in rebate)
- Logitech Premium USB Headset 250 with a suggested price of $39.99
- VoIP Voice Cyberphone K USB Internet phone with a suggested price of $39.99
- Skype Starter Packs: the Skype Starter Pack, priced at $4.99 until Dec. 24, 2005, allows anyone to get started with free Skype software, a Skype-enabled headset and 30 SkypeOut minutes to call any number anywhere in the world.
Motorola said the headset included in the Internet Calling Kit is the first Skype-certified Bluetooth headset solution in America. Bluetooth is wireless technology that allows communications between telephones, computers and other devices.
eBay paid approximately $2.5 billion for Skype plus potential performance-based consideration that gives the deal a total value of up to $4.1 billion. eBay announced today that its PayPal subsidiary completed its previously announced acquisition of VeriSign's payment gateway business for approximately $370 million.
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